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Nestlé Shares Soar 8% on Surprise Q3 Sales, 16,000-Job Cut Plan – What’s Next?
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Nestlé Shares Soar 8% on Surprise Q3 Sales, 16,000-Job Cut Plan – What’s Next?

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16 October 2025
  • Stock rally: Nestlé’s share price jumped about 8% on Oct. 16, 2025 – the biggest one-day gain since 2008 – after the company reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter sales and announced plans to cut 16,000 jobs [1]. The stock had been relatively flat year-to-date (+1.7% through Oct. 15) [2], so the news sent the market abuzz. The surge helped lift Switzerland’s SMI index to modest gains that day [3].
  • CEO cost plan: New CEO Philipp Navratil (installed in Sept.) said Nestlé will slash roughly 6% of its workforce, raising its cost-savings goal from CHF 2.5 billion to CHF 3.0 billion by end-2027 [4]. He warned that “the world is changing, and Nestlé needs to change faster,” calling the cuts “hard but necessary decisions” to improve efficiency [5]. Management is also reviewing underperforming units (like bottled water and certain health brands) and prioritizing higher-return segments.
  • Strong Q3 results: Nestlé reported a 4.3% rise in Q3 organic sales [6], ahead of analyst forecasts (~3.7%). This growth was driven largely by higher prices in coffee, confectionery and other key categories [7]. Importantly, Nestlé’s internal volume metric (real internal growth, RIG) recovered to +1.5% in Q3 (versus +0.3% expected) [8], suggesting consumer demand has stabilized. One drag was Greater China, where Nestlé admitted it had over-invested in distribution; the company says it is refocusing on building demand there [9].
  • Analyst commentary: Market experts greeted the news positively. Jean-Philippe Bertschy of Vontobel said the results “should partly restore investors’ trust” in Nestlé [10]. Bernstein analysts called the earnings “fuel to the turnaround fire,” noting the job cuts were a “significant surprise” [11]. RBC Capital’s James Edwardes-Jones praised Navratil’s assertive tone: he “welcomed Navratil’s ambition to foster a culture that does not accept losing market share” [12], noting the beat on volumes was especially encouraging.
  • Forecasts & outlook: Analysts’ 12-month price targets imply further upside. TipRanks shows an average Nestlé target of CHF 87.13 (roughly 20% above recent prices) [13]. Before the share rise, RBC Capital had maintained a CHF 93 target, projecting mid-single-digit organic growth (about 3.7% in 2025) and margins of ~16–17% [14] [15]. Nestlé reaffirmed its 2025 guidance after Q3: it still sees improving organic growth and an underlying operating margin at or above 16% [16]. The company’s strong free cash flow (approaching 90% conversion) supports its rich dividend (~2.7% yield). Key risks include the strong Swiss franc and rising costs: Nestlé noted that high U.S. tariffs (now 39% on Swiss imports) and inflation in commodities could “dampen” profits [17] [18].
  • Macro & sector context: Global consumer-staples stocks have lagged growth sectors in 2025. For example, through Oct. 1 the U.S. consumer staples ETF (XLP) was down about 0.4% year-to-date, whereas defensive utilities were up ~16% [19]. However, staples often serve as safe havens in turmoil: during the 2018–19 U.S. government shutdown, defensive staples ETFs actually rose ~2% [20]. In Switzerland, low inflation (about 0.2% in Aug.) and a 0% SNB policy rate were recently reported [21] [22], but the Swiss National Bank warned that higher U.S. tariffs are likely to “dampen exports and investment” [23]. Nestlé’s deep global reach (e.g. strong Maggi-noodle and Nescafé demand in India [24]) and focus on product innovation (from coffee to nutrition) may help it weather these challenges. Overall, investors will be watching whether Nestlé’s aggressive cuts and regained sales momentum can spark a sustained rally in its stock.

Sources: Nestlé Q3 2025 results and stock news from Bloomberg/Swissinfo [25] [26]; Reuters coverage [27] [28]; analyst comments from Vontobel and RBC via Bloomberg [29] [30]; forecasts from TipRanks and RBC [31] [32]; sector data from Nasdaq/Zacks [33] [34]; SNB monetary report [35].

References

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